“…Accordingly, a growing body of research is trying to characterize this population of patients who are at increased risk of early post‐discharge mortality and hospitalization. Presumed prognosticators comprise a wide range of history and physical examination findings, laboratory measurements, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic indices, and ultrasound assessments and include anaemia, diabetes mellitus, new sustained arrhythmias, non‐use of neurohormonal antagonists, presence of coronary heart disease (CHD), jugular venous distension, admission systolic blood pressure, serum albumin levels, lymphocyte counts, troponin release, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and BUN/creatinine ratio, natriuretic peptides, 6‐min walk distance (6MWD), LVEF, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, diameter of inferior vena cava, and diuretic response and hemoconcentration during hospitalization among many others 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. However, there is no general consensus regarding the majority of these indices, and application of most of them is subject to several disadvantages in routine clinical practice.…”